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NHE LAW SCHOOL
OF THE
COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY.

The twenty-third annual session of the LAW
SCHOOL, OF THE COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY will
open In the Law Lecture Hall Of the University Is
corner of 18th and streetsJ, ON
WEDNESDAY,, OCT. 3, AT 6 O'CLOCK,
when the Faculty will make several new and import
ant announcements for the COMING year
Enlarged facilities for the use of the Law Library
will be furnished.
offered.
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pRIVATE LESSONS IN ALL GRADES OF
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(IOILIERE HOME AND DAY SCHOOL FOR BOYS
~ under IA years Of A few pupils taken in the
family .LuC1EN E C. COLLIERE, AN, Washington,
u. 1888 St n. W.. near Arlington Hotel. Opens
october s; closes June 1.
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LADIES' GOODS.

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Formerly with
NJ. WILLIAM,
Cordially invites her friends and former customers to
her Opening of
Laces, Handkerchiefs. Neckwear, Ruching, Collars
Cuffs &c,
Monday October 10, Tuesday, October IL, and
Wednesday, October ~.
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French and English Boarding and Day School for
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Academic, intermediate and Primary DEPARTMENTS
Commodous new school building tanning II PEI.
SESSION ROOMS, CLASS-ROOMS, and OFFICE
with steam heating and best modern improvements
ready for occupancy this fall.
Thirteenth year begins OCTOBER 6.
For circulars apply to Principal,
s3-4m MRS T SOMF1S
MI n AND Mrs ALFRED BUJAC WILL RESUME
VI the duties of their School October 4th, at
lol6 II tn st. n Private instruction in French
English, Drawing, Mathematics, &c. eo2-lns
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PIANOS AND ORGANS.

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ELoCUT1oN
Is the Art Of all Arts-no persons education is COM
No branch OF Education is scholarly, refined
and useful and none pays better at the present day
The colleEiate Courses open October.
an @ 'S and
part Of every a"ssd Edaeation 'ofS al
r6 The Course has two divisions ORA
and Private Lessons.
Af6 Gsffs saSssf TH5sE f5tTTk AEIlc
Ha n4SR
FETISH
m N ne Pe Re, ACTING. Comedy, DELSAKTE
Public Graduating Exercises occur in June,
ihe d College , has Dramatic Hall with stage .
scrpon Of eeeee Course so VIZ III
d e S I as tse On the Of c pssH
SssEis5 and
a1a 9th ST. NV, half block east of City Office
THE c 9Sh1MhiAS PURIFIERS fsG4 3
The following of in this Depart
f E Iosc Enssh language ass and
HfsIaTFe Hst0r{ Goomstrv
M9pTES HExXSSSAsEs FTsn eli and German
and id D s nnashHs
s6 'na and
Pneumatic Pneumatic and special course in Electric
ae Ms'Seds Of Signal Of
9metry, Theory of instruments. railroad and
PH1LosoPHYNM Mental aud Moral.
Courses of Lectures on Botany, Zoology. Anthro-
Studies Stu lie a begin at O'Clock pm.
se19-lm E. T. FRISTOE Dean
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IrAUQUIER FEMALE INSTITUTE,
Il WARRENTON, VA,
Opens its 9th annual session Sept. a. 1887. Sit
uated in the Piedmont region of Virginia, unsurpassed
for its beauty fertility and healthfulness. Only so
miles from Washington. The grounds ten in all
are tastefuyl The building is of the finest
school edfces in the State. full corps of teachers
Terms reasonable, and made known on application
For Catalogues address
jy15-eO-3m GEO. g. BUTLER A. NJ, Principal
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GEoRGETowN UNIVERSITY.
SCHOOL OF LAW.
REV JANIS fAo y b5osAs s.,
CHARITIES aEsIasn IT, 81 H f6f FFMalHHsSEs IL D.
HON. William Ian q 'I E1c effaIsE LID
1sc,n,sr tc Oh 51stiss q s Court Of Gaims
HON CHARLES iitEs r + JAMES. LID.
Gustice supreme Court District Of Columbian.
LsfiS:sr 81 Ths aaesf HE FaEsR IT, B
Lecturer on Constitutional Law. Common Law Plead
M TX III E9 T. E6 5g1iigsq IE s.
.,,,,,.. o., 4; JAMES as = Ia FATSE w.
..,,... JOSEPH 10 W ]: S;ARRLiSsT3S. IL d.
.,.,,..- -, c: John % ESss: f f.
,,n,., G GEORGE Ess !: E E; %SS%%iLTos. Esq.
mentary Law.
Circuit Court-PRoF JOIN W ROSS.
e aaa h1A1 Hs'E
SAMUEL NJ YEATMAN, Esq,
Secretary and Treasurer.
introductory lecture and announcements for the
st sns w wPspSSS 9Th and
at 80 pm All interested are most cordially in
library comprising nearly 1000 volumes Of care.
fully selected text books and reports. with comno-
in the Law Buiidns, and viii be open from m IL
f 10 b daily except Sundays to students and alumni
from 8 to z pm: daily for information. enrolment
be at booEsasres of Bradley Adams
or Angiim. or on application to the uiidersigned.
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Ir Is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY To
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CEAL GARMENTS ALTERED. REDYED AND
- lined fur repairing. at Miss CUNNINGHAM'S,
1910 9Th st. NV, between and o.
jyl4-3m Miss NJ. CUNNINGHAM, Modiste.
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Il FOR RENT, AT
SANDERS STAYMAN'S,
o1-3m 934 + st. NV.
TUNHE NEW ESTEY PHILHARMONIC" ORGAN
l. and other styles for church and chapel use. Estey
Organs, eight stops. $50. Monthly payments of So.
New styles SANDERS STAYMAN,
o1-3m 934 st. NV.
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I1STEY PIANOS, THE NAME A GUARANTEE.
IL Fischer Pianos fine tone, great durability. Mod
crate price. easy terms SANDERS & sTAYMAN,
o1-3m 934 st, NV,
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EDUCATIONAL.

MR. OSKAR KRUTZSCH, PIANIST AND TEACH
Aer, OF Boston, will receive pupils after Oct Sth.
Address care W. q. METZEROTT * CO., 9O3 Pa
oS-6ts
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TDIANO RENTING
A SPECIALITY, AT
SANDERS l. STAYMAN'S,
Of -3m 934 st. NV
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WEBER PIANOS FULLY MAINTAIN THEIR
| w great reputation. Finer than in tone and
| workmanship. SANDERS i STAYMAN,
| ul-3m 934 St NV
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V1croR BECKER,
Expert in Tuning and Repairing of Pianos and Or
Rans: 25 years experience Work warranted Prices
moderate. Fine Pianos for rent and sale. Terms
easy. Warerooms sol 9th street NV. s13-:}m
HENRY F. MILLER PIANOS-GRAND, SQUARE
III and Upright The most beautiful and perfect
piano made. JNO. +. ELLIS l. CO.,
s14-1m 937 Pa. ave, 10th st
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-17
4 Somnambuii>tic Tot.


When the Dayton train pulled out of
the depot here last night. Mrs. johnson
and her four children, of Little Rock
Ark. sat in the sleeper en- route To Pitts
burg. Close To DAYTON Conductor Char
ley Mider. in passing through the train.
met Mrs. Johnson's little daughter Ma
mic, about nine years old. The child had
stepped To the platform of the ladies
coach, three car lengths from where her
mother was in the sleeper. and the con
about to spring out in the darkness. by
"A quick movement Inc caught her arm
and brought her back into the coach.
.'What do YOU want out here? asked
the conductor.
Il am thirsty and want a drink re-
piled the child.
The conductor looked sharply at the
child. and. To his great surprise. found
her fast asleep. in which condition she
had safely passed from one car to- another
though the train was running nearly
fifty miles an hour. He led the child
back to the sleeper where size awakened
with Il start and began screaming for
her mother. Mrs. johnson had not
missed the child. and when the conduc-
tor related what had occurred she al
most tainted. Had not the conductor
met the little somnambulist the child
would have jumped from the train. and
it would have been hours before the re-
mains could have been restored to the
mother.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-17
Central Vermont Weather.

Correspondence Of ths PaIatka Neses-
CENTRAL VERMONT, June Is.
Last winter was long and severe; the
snow covered the ground five months,
and drifts lasted a month longer. Spring
came late, but made rapid advance.
Planting is done; grass is well grown.
and having will be commenced this
week.
Apples are the only fruit raised in this
vicinity, except occasionally a small
patch of Strawberries. There will be a
large harvest of apples Last year they
did not sell in Boston for enough to pay
the freight and many wasted on the
ground. Fruit shipped here from Bos-
ton is selling, at retail, strawberries, two
quarts for twenty-five cents, bananas
twenty-three cents each, oranges thirty
cents per Dozen
June . and 10 were so cold we kept
fires in our sitting Rooms On the 12th
it was about so in the shade. To-day il
was cold in the morning and Sc at noon.
Bees are making box honey. Every
thing, animate and inanimate. seems in
a hurry, for summer will soon be past.
September will bring the frosts.
s. i q
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-17

At a meeting of the directors of the
Palatka, Welaka and Lake Railroad the
following officers were elected s.
Conant. President; w. p. Couper, Treas
urer; j. III. Harrington, Secretary; Chas.
b. Fenwick. General Manager. These
gentlemen are all experienced railroad
men, and will push the new road to
completion just as quick as the work can
be done. Engineer Knight. of the Jack
sonville, Tampa and Kew West Railway,
is in the field at present making the pre-
liminary survey, and all arrangements
are being made to begin the work of
grading and constructing in as short a
time as possible.
Along the proposed line the people are
enthusiastic and are offering every en-
couragement to the road in the way of
liberal donations of lands and subscrip-
tons. The road will go through one of
the richest sections of Florida in natural
resources, and will bring into market
some of the best lands to be found within
the State boundaries. 1t will give Pa
latka a new field for trade. which our
merchants and business men should not
be slow to take advantage of, as the
good people of that section are well
worth cultivating.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-17
An Old Time High Roller.


Charley Avery is one of the Cld-time
Chicago gamblers still in town. Avery
was one of the high rollers in the ante
fire days. when money was more plenty
than it is now. and the stakes were al
ways high. For some years he has been
broke. and he has lost his nerve He
plays only occasionally now. but de-
votes himself to seeing to il that his son.
a bright boy of twenty, doesn't become
a gambler. Avery has AT different times
been worth upward of S20O.OV. Many
stories are told of his rapid playing. On
one occasion he had lost everything he
had in the world at faro. He han one
81 check on the layout when he pushed
his chair from the table and told the col
ored boy to get his coat. Avery stood
up and pushed the check around with 81
much success that by the time the boy
had brought the coat he had So 900
worth of checks in front of him. That.
of course, was when the game practi-
cally had no limit, but it was fast play
ing
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-17
P0st-Of1ice Directory.
OFFICE HOURS

General Delivery-Open at $50 a. m; closes
at u. m
Money Order-Open ut SO IA. m; closes at 4
p.
General Delivery on Sunday-From A. m. to
I'D a. m, and after arrival of Northern mail
MAILS ARRIVE AND CLOSE.
Northern mail arrives at 10.i5 a. IN. and I'll
D. m: closes mt l0.sD u IN. and 400 p. IN.
jacksonville mail arrives at 6-Z1 p. m; closes
mt 40 p. m.
Southern mail arrives at All a. m. and Ill.
4 m; closes at 9.4O "a. m. and I'D u. m
st. Augustine mail arrives ut 99O a. m. and
500 ID. m: closes at 1910 a. m. and 40 y. m
valatka and Drayton Island mail arrives at
10 10 H. m; closes at Ito p.
Palatka and Tocoi mail arrives ut DO a. m;
closes at l.10 p. M
Palatka and Daytona-Arrives at 11O5 a m,
leaves mt LIS p. m.
Florida Southern Railway arrives Mt 40 p.
m; closes at $40 a. m.
Palatka and Bannersvi;le-Arrives every Sat
urtay at IL NJ, and closes at II. Is pm.
Northern mails ON SUNDAY close at BID a m
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-17
SAVED BY HIS son.
A Boys fearful Plea in the Police Court
for His Drunken Father.

CINCINNATI EiitiuiftE
please. Judge do let him go"
A neatly dressed boy stood before
Judge CaIdwell's desk yesterday morn
ing in the police court, and pleaded for
his fathers release. George Becker. a
big, red whiskered man, had been ON a
had spent in drinking. he drew another
in the workhouse. The sentence was
ten days imprisonment and costs.
Becker, as he faced the judicial bar. pre-
scented sad example of the demons
work. His nerves were shattered, his
frame shook as with the palsy, and he
seemed on the verge of dellrium. His
Honor, in a merciful spirit, had given
him the term of imprisonment, and
Becker, in his turn went back to the
cell-room To await the arrival of the
Black Maria. When the docket was fin
ished came his little boy to plead. Tears
coursed down his cheeks in flood. as he
begged for his fathers release.
Let him GO" was the fearful plea.
.'for the sake of mother and the little
children at home. Well care for him
until he is well, and l know he won't
drink any more.
But, my boy" said His Honor, '.he
is not in "A condition to go home. It's
better for him to go out to the works for
few days"
.'Oh, no, don't send him to that place
He's never been arrested before. and the
disgrace of going To the wOrkhouse will
kill us"
The manly little fellow continued to
plead for the fathers release with more
eloquence than the most persuasive law
yer. a circle of officers. reporters and
lawyers had gathered about. listening to
the unusual argument, and all were
more or less affected by the sympathetic
sight.
What shall do: inquired His Honor.
glancing around the group and at loss
to make further reply to the boys plead
ing.
Let him 60" was the silent response
seen in every face.
Bring him up" said the Judge. and
when Becker was arraigned for the sec
Ond time. You've been saved from the
workhouse by the pleading of your
manly little son. I'll continue your case
on the docket. If you come here again
nothing can save YOU"
Becker had gone for three years with
out taking a drink. He was led from
the court room by his son.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-17
A Beautiful Sight.
nee Of the PGlGfkd NeiCs-

tOTTtNIsIIItIfTiCt " JHf F-lIItIIFfI W IL
GAINESVILLE. FLA. June IS.
Last night Beardslee's Band of little
children gave another concert to large
audience at SimOnsOn's Opera House.
1t was beautiful sight to see about 20
pretty children face an audience as they
did and go through three hours steady
singing, one piece following another in
quick succession. Their rendering of
Home Sweet Home" and other like
pieces was simply beautiful and such
sight Gainesville has never before wit
messed and probably may never witness
again. CARP.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-17

Several members of the City Council
met ut the Council chamber last night
for the purpose of dividing the city into
wards. After talking the matter over.
however, they decided to postpone the
matter to some future date, on account
of the muddle in regard to the new city
charter.
The State Constitution provides that
the acts of the Legislature shall not be-
come law until after the expiration of
sixty days from the time the Legislature
adjourns, so that there is plenty of time
left to discuss the question.
The Board was not called to order and
as there was no other bushes to be trans
acted the members soon left for their re-
spective homes.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-17
Nut BAIT for Troublesome Rodents.

DIR. Felix Oswald in American Agriculturist-
Take a dozen ripe pig-nut hlck-
cries, and pound them completely,
green husk and all: then remove the
large woody fragments, and preserve
the residium in a little bottle. after add
ing "a few drops of cotton-seed oil. and
half dozen buds of hickory leaves re-
tanning the sticky aromatic secretion of
the young sprouts.
Either as a trap-bait. or with an adj
mixture of poisoned corn-meal, the nut
medicine" as our western trappers
would term it, will victimize squirrels
of all kinds: but incidentally, and rather
to my surprise. | ascertained that the
scent is equally attractive to rats, and as
| afterwards fonnd. also tn mice, wood
chucks ''ground-hogs, As we call them
in the South.) and Guinea-pigs- My
neighborhood affords no facilities for
experimenting with musk rats, and to
my regret l found that the receipt fails
in the case of that mischevious half-ro-
dent the rabbit. The European hGmster
is a cousin-german of our prairie-dCg,
and haven doubt that nut-bai. could be
utilized in places where they are trouble
some.
To our common wharf rat, Cincin-
natl correspondent informs us, the scent
is as attractive as ''forty-rod Linn
burger" The brown wharf rat will
bred twice a year. and since the time
when the disappearance of eastern wood
lands curtailed the food-supply of its
ancestors, some ten thousand genera
tions NAV have subsisted on fouled offal;
but that its primitive instincts have sur
vived those vicissitudes, can be ascer-
tanned by any one who will mix a tea
spoonful of the bait with quantity of corn
meal and a pinch of white arsenic Even
in daytime the scent will lure the holder
specimens from their hiding places,
and after dark. the fierce galloping of a
rat-infested building will suggest the
suspicion that the rapture of the discov-
ery must have induced the resident
boarders to convoke a mass-meeting of
their ut-door cousins to share in the
feat